It is amazing to drive round Ile-Ife today and marvel at some of its iconic architecture and inspiring older structures. These buildings have sat in exactly the same spot for at least a couple of generations, providing a space for prayers, education and community.

Undoubtedly, some of these buildings desperately need restorative work but overall, most of them appear extremely well looked after even after all these years.

Here are a few of my favourites.

The Seventh Day Adventist Church- Lagere Ile-Ife -one of the oldest stone buildings in Ife. Simply stunning after all these years.

The Clock Tower at Enuwa Square outside the Ooni`s palace.

The main administrative block of one of the oldest secondary schools in Ile- Ife- Oduduwa College at Sabo, Ile-Ife.

The Ife central mosque as Enuwa Square -opposite the Ooni`s palace.

The central post Office Office at Enuwa square.

Looming magnificently, is the C.A.C church at Moore in Ile-Ife.-beautifully flamboyant

The teaching blocks of Ife Girls High School, Eleyele- the greenery is very much a feature of the aura of this place.

St Paul`s Anglican Church- Ayegbaju, Ilode Ile-Ife.

Ebenezer Baptist Church Eleyele. In pristine shape considering how long it has been on this very same spot.